My Animation Era

Wanbao Animation is not monolithic internally.

Although everyone usually has a harmonious atmosphere and calls themselves brothers, the relationship is extremely good. But when it comes to competing for resources, they turn against each other and become enemies of life and death.

"Tamako Market" is an animation produced by Kyoani Studio.

First, this animation has not been aired yet, so it is impossible to determine its performance and reputation. It is too early to talk about the theatrical version now.

Second, Kyoani is a newcomer to Wanbao's team. Even with the support of Mr. Gu, he still doesn't have the confidence to speak in front of a group of veterans.

Based on the above two points, the plan for the theatrical version of "Okja Love Story" was killed as soon as it was proposed.

Do not misunderstand!

This was not done by Gu Miao, he was the one who made this suggestion. How could he do it by himself?

The main reason is that the internal opposition is too loud. Lao Zhang, Huang Kun, Hou Bin and others all feel that this resolution is too hasty and should be reconsidered.

If we really want to make a theatrical version, we have to wait until the TV animation "Tamako Market" comes out. Before the results are released, the theatrical version plan is indeed difficult to convince the public.

"Okay, just wait."

Although Gu Miao can make the final decision and forcefully pass this resolution, he must also worry about the emotional problems of some people in the company and not let everyone think that he is partial.

Wolfsburg Studio has been ridiculed as the Prince's Studio before. If there is another Prince, other studios will definitely be uncomfortable.

Kyoani agrees with this.

Let’s wait until we get results?

OK! As a weekly animation, the animation "Tamako Market" was directly broadcast on Neon's local TV station, rushing to achieve results.

As the producer of animations such as "Dragon Ball", "Sailor Moon" and "Pretty Cure", Wanbao has a strong appeal in the neon market.

Especially the animation "Tamako Market" is different from previous works, and has a "little fresh" feeling.

Ever since.

The animation "Tamako Market" has been airing for a week, and the response to the first two episodes has been extremely good. Its popularity is no less than that of several popular "lightly modified manga" animations that were aired at the same time.

As the main scene of the animation, Tushan Shopping Street has welcomed countless tourists to check in with the popularity of the animation.

Yes!

There are prototypes of Usagiyama Shopping Street in reality, and prototypes can be found not only in Usagiyama Shopping Street, but also in the schools where Tamako and Mokozo attended, conspicuous convenience stores on the roadside, and even vending machines.

This is also a major feature of Kyoani Studio.

In their animations, the scene architecture is basically designed based on real prototypes, and there are very few fictional elements, so the stories will look very real and have the feeling of happening around you and me.

…

"Realistic?"

The animation "Tamako Market" became a hit, and Gu Miao was greatly inspired by the fact that the real-life "Tushan Shopping Street" was crowded with tourists who came here to see it.

As everyone knows.

As the production of the animation "Guardians of Yangcun" comes to an end, he is also having another headache, which is how to create a setting system for the new version of the "Superman" animation.

The settings are perfect.

Countless seminars have been held before, and the setting of the "Superman" project has been discussed in great detail.

But Gu Miao was still dissatisfied. He always felt that there was a big problem with this setting system, but he couldn't figure out where it was not perfect.

After reading the first two chapters of "Tamako Market", his doubts seemed to be answered.

Found the crux of the problem!

The problem with the setting system of Wanbao's new version of "Superman" lies in the unclear historical background.

As we all know, Superman was born on Krypton and was sent to Earth by his parents to take refuge when he was young. He was then discovered and adopted by a Kansas farmer, the Kents, and named him Clark Kent.

When he grew up, Clark came to Metropolis and became a reporter for the "Daily Planet"...

Gu Miao always thought that there was no problem with the background of this story and it was very classic.

But now he discovered that there was a problem with this setting, and it was a big problem! We just explained Superman’s background, but what era did he live in?

The 1930s and 1940s?

Or is it the 21st century?

Looking through the past works in the "Superman" series, it is not difficult to find the fact that the background of Superman usually changes with the year in which the works are created.

simply put.

If it's a Superman work from 30 years ago, the background of the story is what it was like 30 years ago. If it's a Superman work from 20 years ago, the background is what it was like 20 years ago.

Back to the present, Wanbao decided to restart the "Superman" series and produce new TV animation works for it.

Then here comes the problem.

Is the story set in 201X, a more realistic era, or earlier, such as the 1990s or 1980s, to make it more familiar to old fans?

"It's better to stay close to reality."

Gu Miao is a representative of the group that keeps pace with the times. He advocates that the era of Superman's life should change with the era of the creation of the works.

Since the Wanbao version of "Superman" was born after 2010, the story background cannot be earlier than this time.

"NO! Can you imagine Superman using a smartphone? Sorry! I can't!"

Dave is an absolute representative of the traditional retro school. He advocates that Superman should be more retro. Modern story backgrounds may destroy Superman.

There are good reasons on both sides.

Gu Miao will not be able to convince Dave for a while, and similarly, Dave will not be able to convince Gu Miao. So both sides decided to give in and create a version of Superman that was a few years old.

This is a happy event for everyone.

In the early 2000s, at the beginning of the century, the Internet was not as developed as it is now, and communication technology was still stuck at 2G and 3G.

Superman in this context can be exposed to some new things, making everyone feel that he is not so old-fashioned and behind the times.

At the same time, Superman at this point in time will not look too "trendy" and has a retro style. After all, counting the past few years, it has been more than ten years ago.

"OK!"

Gu Miao snapped her fingers and said, "Then it's settled. Our new version of Superman was born in the 1980s, and the story mainly takes place in the early 21st century, a special period when the Internet was booming."

"I have kept this point in my mind firmly in mind, and I must show this in the design of the scenes and props."

Gu Miao was speechless and said: "I don't want to see our Superman still using Mobile Phone to make calls and dressing up like an ancient person."

Be reasonable.

It’s time to change your hairstyle too!

The old Superman was good at everything, but Gu Miao couldn't accept his hairstyle. After all, his hairstyle was too retro and historical.

Superman in the new era really needs to have a straight hairstyle, instead of always wearing his hair in neat curls, which gives people the feeling of being behind the times.

certainly!

The iconic curls on the forehead can be retained, just like the dull hair of the two-dimensional cute girl, which is called authentic.

The motherboard and power supply have been shipped, and the memory of the graphics card is fine. I can only use my mobile phone to code in the past two days...